125 Years at the Edge In Knowledge

Gonfalons, the insignia or symbols first used by princes or states in medieval Italy, have in recent times become widely used by colleges of major universities. The 1987 commencement ceremony marked their first processional use by New Jersey Institute of Technology. Each of the NJIT colleges is identified by its own symbol and by the year in which degree-granting programs were initiated.

	Newark College of Engineering has as its ensign a chess rook, an ancient symbol associated with engineering and problem-solving as well as an early device in heraldry. It is shown on a field of academic orange with the year 1919, as the date when degrees were first authorized for the college.
	New Jersey School of Architecture carries as its symbol a representational column head, the classic denotation of the discipline which is used throughout the college. It is shown on a field of blue violet, the academic color, and bears the year designation of 1973.
	College of Science and Liberal Arts is identified by a lamp, another medieval symbol, commonly seen as a source of intellectual, moral and spiritual illumination. The white and gold of the banner encompasses both arts and letters and theoretic and applied aspects of science. The college was organized as a degree-granting entity in 1982.
	The American eagle in flight is the pictorial representation of the School of Management, symbolizing vision, control and integrity. Often depicted on coinage and currency, the eagle enjoys a historical tie to business and management and is shown against light brown, the academic color of its discipline.
	The Albert Dorman Honors College, represented by a scroll, was established in 1993. The college aims to inspire and prepare NJIT Honors Scholars to succeed through the highest standards of personal and academic achievement.
	The College of Computing Sciences is represented as a circle of five segments symbolizing computing as an academic discipline that connects and enriches all disciplines. The light blue background signifies computing as a distinct discipline in its own right, while the colors in the circle represent the other academic disciplines.